Updated 11:20 pm, Saturday, October 6, 2012

That is, until speedy Suffield running back Brice McAllister took control in the second half.

McAllister carried the ball 20 times for 232 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers broke open what had been a tight game and pulled away for a 33-14 victory.

The Canterbury defense bottled McAllister up in the first half, limiting the 190-pound junior to just 34 yards and no touchdowns on eight carries. The Tigers took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on Jake Lazarus' 36-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Moore.

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Late in the third quarter, McAllister broke off a 49-yard touchdown run to break a 7-7 tie and put Suffield ahead to stay, 13-7.

And he was just getting started.

After Canterbury's ensuing drive stalled deep in Suffield territory, McAllister raced 71 yards for another touchdown to make it 19-7 early in the fourth quarter. C.J. Moore's 65-yard interception return for a score made it 26-7 with 7:39 remaining, and all of a sudden, a game which had been so closely contested was becoming lopsided.

McAllister added a 39-yard touchdown run with 1:17 to go to seal the win for the Tigers, who have won three of the last four New England Prep School Super Bowls and were the runners-up in 2010.

Ryan Moore scored both Canterbury touchdowns. He caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Donavon Jackson in the final minute of the first half to tie the score at 7, and returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown with 1:03 remaining.